Murky Coffee has blown up on the blogosphere thanks to an argument over iced espresso and some choice words (“punch you in your dick” vs. “the only way I’m ever coming back to Murky Coffee in Arlington is if I’m carrying matches and a can of kerosene”).

All I really know is that 15,000 hits on the Murky Web site means more crowds, less a/c-per-customer and more lap-tops taking up hours and hours of table space…

Price of cigs to be upped $1 in DC this fall, raising DC taxes on a pack to $2. Taxes on cigarettes are also $2 in Maryland, but a mere 30 cents in Virginia! The average smoker spends $1,500 to $2,000 on cigarettes per year. No judgment, though.